Appin, an Indian hack-for-hire group, has reportedly conducted a decade-long espionage and surveillance operation targeting the U.S., China, Myanmar, Pakistan, and other countries. Initially an educational start-up, Appin began covert hacking operations in 2009. Tools it developed include “MyCommando”, which helped clients conduct a wide range of cyberattacks. Appin has denied connections to the hacking business and its hacking practices were described as “informal, clumsy, and technically crude” but often effective.
Tenable Finds DeepSeek AI Can Be Manipulated to Generate Malware
A study by cybersecurity firm Tenable shows that DeepSeek R1, a large language model, can be manipulated into creating malware, such as keyloggers and ransomware.
